Little Sun is the eighteenth studio album by American country blues musician Charlie Parr. It was released on March 22, 2024, by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.[2]
| Little Sun | ||||
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| Released | March 22, 2024 | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
| Label | Smithsonian Folkways | |||
| Producer | Tucker Martine[1] | |||
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Background
editOn January 9, 2024, Parr announced the release of his eighteenth studio album, with producer Tucker Martine.[3]
The first single "Boombox" was released alongside the album,[4] The official music video was released on May 1, 2024.[5]
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters | 6/10[7] |
| Narc Magazine |   [8] |
Little Sun was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 6 reviews.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Portland Avenue" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Little Sun" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Bear Head Lake" | 7:21 |
| 4. | "Boombox" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Pale Fire" | 7:31 |
| 6. | "Ten Watt" | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Stray" | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Sloth" | 3:39 |
References
edit- ^ Woodward, Gareth (April 30, 2024). "Charlie Parr Celebrates on New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Regan, Sheita (March 19, 2024). "Charlie Parr's New Album 'Little Sun' finds roots in familiar neighborhoods". MinnPost. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Parr's Little Sun". CharlieParr.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Gallacher, Alex (January 9, 2024). "Charlie Parr Shares 'Boombox' from his new album". KLOF Magazine. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Parr - Boombox (Official Music Video)". YouTube. May 1, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Little Sun by Charlie Parr". Metacritic. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (April 8, 2024). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Fisher, Lee (March 18, 2024). "Narc Magazine Review". Narc. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
External links
edit- Little Sun at Discogs (list of releases)
- Little Sun at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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